📖 Definitions of "Foil"
noun
- 1
A very thin sheet of metal.
- 2
Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
"wrap the sandwich up in foil"
- 3
A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
- 4
(authorship) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist.
verb
- 1
To cover or wrap with foil.
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